bracelet
- Museum number
- 2012,6010.54
- Description
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Hinged silver bracelet decorated with a ring of large hollow silver bosses embellished with beaded wire, small stamped or granulated rosettes and crowned with a silver ball. Two silver balls separate each boss. Beaded silver wire decorates the edges of the bracelet and a large rosette with a red glass bead conceals the screw-pin clasp. Traces of gilding are apparent on the inside and outside of the bracelet. Usually worn in pairs.
- Production date
- 1950s
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 5.60 centimetres
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Height: 2 centimetres
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Weight: 60 grammes
- Curator's comments
- A similar bracelet is illustrated in Miranda Morris and Pauline Shelton, 'Oman Adorned: A Portrait in Silver' (Muscat, 1997), p.276 F. According to Morris, this style of bracelet was brought to Dhofar as gifts from the pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca and its design is thought to orginate from India. For similar examples see: Neil Richardson and Marcia Dorr, 'The Craft Heritage of Oman' (Dubai, 2003); Ruth Hawley, 'Silver: The Traditional Art of Oman' (London, 2000); and Jehan S. Rajab, 'Silver Jewellery of Oman' (Kuwait, 1997).
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair
- Acquisition date
- 2012
- Acquisition notes
- This object is part of a collection of mid-20th-century silver items (2012,6010.1 ff.) acquired in Oman between 1984-1995. This collection was acquired in southern Oman in the markets of Salalah, Dhofar.
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 2012,6010.54
